What is this site all about?

It’s one of the most social sites I’ve seen. Rather amazing actually. That’s part of the draw for it. However it’s some times hard to get critical feedback. Y’all are too nice.. ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

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I so much agree with you. I really like this forum too

BTW I am seeing this at the end of your sentence and others. :)

what does it mean??

thanks

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

Step one, tilt your head to the left..

Step two, look closely..

:)

It’s a smile….. :)
Or a frown…. :(
Or a big grin… :D
Or a tongue… :p

hehe.. 8’)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

it’s a good comment/question.
Since my first days online “chatting” so long ago I realized that everyone comes online for different reasons:

• some strictly for the knowledge about a topic they are interested in
• some for getting others’ opinions
• some for sharing their own opinions
• some for a “get-away” from the daily life “stuff”
• some to vent
• some to explore a new persona or to let a trapped one out
• some to find out who they are
• some to socialize with people who share interests, inspire, challenge and so on
• some to observe others and their social interactions

For me, what this site is about is:

• sharing and learning about gardening topics
• being inspired by others’ creations
• learning about our planet by watching spring move north and learning about plants and animals/birds that are in various parts of the world
• and building friendships with other people who enjoy the outdoors.

Bunting- :) is a smile and ;) is a wink :( is a frown.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Oh Ok

Thanks so much

I have seen the 8 to but dah!! Puter lingo was out on left field for me and felt too silly to ask until now

I learned a great lesson to day

thanks to Scott and Ms Debbie

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

This site for me is all about sharing and chatting with people who have similar gardening interests.Other topics pop up once in awhile but they are usually very interesting too.After awhile it’s almost like you actually know each other and care about how each others projects turn out.It has been a great learning experience for me .The seed exchange has me growing stuff I never would have tried but now I can hardly wait to see the plants in the garden.And so many beautiful flowers I have never grown.I could go on and on but I won’t.(lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

This is the first forum I have ever belonged to, so was not sure what to expect. I knew going in that I loved to garden and assumed other folk who would be joining would love to garden as well.

I have been totally blown away with the wealth of knowledge here and the kindness in which this knowlege is shared. For the most part there are no egos here. No talking down because “you don’t know”. And I feel critical feedback is okay and healthy, when it doesn’t come in the form of a personal attack. There is a difference.

The one aspect of this site that has surprised and delighted me the most has been the all the friendly chatting back and forth … about gardening, family, life … I have developed a caring for people that I have never truly met (face to face). You wonder how their projects are going; revel in their excitement … worry when bad weather is hitting their area.

I believe it is the the last aspect that I mentioned that makes THIS site different. We have good people here, who are interested in one another … and I think because that is who we have here, this is the type of people we will attract. It is more than just a gardening site .. it is part social as well.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I remember when those things meant something…..nowadays you can do all kinds of things with pre-made graphics and dpics and such. We used to have to make things up with ASCII in the old days.

-- arborial reconfiguration specialist......Zone out....(USA 5)

When you have a group like this a I get to know you, it is more like family

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

What makes this site different? Poop-bombs!!!

I participate on about six different forums, and this one is by far the friendliest. Even the occasional poop-bomb around here is nothing compared to the flame-wars I’ve seen.

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

Thanks for my morning laugh Damocles. “Poop Bombs”.... ha ha ha ….. love it.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Damocles …. you made me laugh as well ….. ;-) A good start to the day!

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

I like to park my car under a tree on hot days. it easier on the paint

But my car gets lots of poop bombs making me have to wash my car almost every day

I must have the cleanest car in town. lol,lol on the outside that is, lol,lol

This is when I wish I had a car port but don’t

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

Boy, where have I been? These postings were 98 days ago. Glad I took time to explore a bit more and I learned some new things. Not about gardening per say but well ,

...... ;-) a new language .

-- Dahlitsa

Yes I just joined but when i come here I feel at home. My whole life no one got me except my best friend Fred who I garden with and he works at the USDA we talk botantical till people at parties actually walk away…hahahah. I have been busy remodeling out kitchen hopefully I’ll get some pictures on here of garden projects. Always Lulu